New London police arrest four, find fake gun after large gathering

New London - Police said they arrested four men and found a facsimile firearm after responding Friday to a report that a large crowd that had gathered in the area of 195 Colman St. and a man was flashing a gun.

Several witnesses at the scene told The Day the men had gathered to record a music or YouTube video.

Police arrived on scene and encountered approximately 15 males whom they detained and searched with assistance from Waterford and Groton City police, according to a press release from Deputy Chief Peter Reichard.

The male with the gun fled on foot toward the area of Walden and Jefferson avenues and was later apprehended by officers and a K-9, who said they found a fake gun nearby.